Table 1

First-pass genomic assembly statistics for five Lake Malawi cichlid species


MC
LF
MA
MZ
RE

Total number of contigs in assembly
61,923
58,245
63,297
65,094
55,751
Total length (bases)
73,425,564
70,858,381
68,238,634
79,168,277
71,295,074
Genome coveragea (%)
6.68
6.44
6.20
7.20
6.48
Mean trace length (bases)
1,055
1,092
991
1,145
1,153
Shortest contig length (bases)
50
50
50
50
50
Longest contig length (bases)
19,632
17,437
21,601
15,371
21,351
Mean contig length (bases)
1,186
1,217
1,078
1,216
1,279
Q25 contig length (bases)
759
846
783
805
934
Q50 (median) contig length (bases)
966
1,063
949
1,163
1,113
Q75 contig length (bases)
1,403
1,355
1,102
1,417
1,407

Total genic length (bases)
2,863,110 (3.9%)
2,841,933 (4.0%)
2,761,941 (4.0%)
2,851,968 (3.6%)
2,797,548 (3.9%)

aUsing an average cichlid genome size of 1.1 × 109 bases. LF, Labeotropheus fuelleborni; MA, Melanochromis auratus; MC, Mchenga conophorus; MZ, Maylandia zebra; RE, Rhamphochromis esox; Q25, 25th percentile; Q50, median or 50th percentile; Q75, 75th percentile.

Loh et al. Genome Biology 2008 9:R113   doi:10.1186/gb-2008-9-7-r113

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